Electricity consumption in Pune drops by 50 pc in commercial category due to Covid restrictions
PUNE: The electricity and other energy consumption for commercial establishments came down almost by 50 per cent in Pune city due to the Covid-induced measures like lockdowns.
The electricity consumption by the commercial sector in 2018-19 was 1,324 million units (MU) which dropped to 743 MU in 2019-20.
The Pune Municipal Corporation published the ESR (Environment Status Report) for 2020-21 on Friday and gave the energy consumption details. Even the energy consumption by industrial areas came down drastically. In 2018-19, energy consumption by the industrial sector was 1,460 MU which came down to 1,146 MU in 2019-20.
PMC collected data from MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited).
